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The best concerts in Houston history (so far)

Paul Stanley of KISS performing at The Summit on August 13, 1976, in Houston.

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PHOTOS: The best concerts in Houston history (so far)

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PHOTOS: The best concerts in Houston history (so far)

Paul Stanley of KISS performing at The Summit on August 13, 1976, in Houston.

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PHOTOS: The best concerts in Houston history (so far)

Paul Stanley of KISS performing at The Summit on August 13, 1976, in Houston.

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There are more than a handful of legendary concerts in Houston history that are etched into locals' brains for all-time.

Sit at a bar or ice house, or hang around a record store, and you will hear stories about the time Pink Floyd played in a rainstorm at Rice Stadium or the time White Zombie and Pantera laid waste to eardrums at the Astroarena.

RodeoHouston concerts, like appearances by Elvis Presley, George Strait and Selena, have permanent homes in local memory. For many these were our first concert experiences, long before we started going to shows with friends as teenagers.

There are the small club shows that bonded locals for life, like seeing Green Day open for Bad Religion in 1993 at Numbers and The Woodlands natives Arcade Fire playing tiny Walter's on Washington, years before headlining the Austin City Limits Music Festival and Lollapalooza.